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Sound recording of interview with Henry Stuart McArton (1884-1970) conducted in Sterling, Ontario by his nephew, Stewart McArton. McArton discusses his experiences homesteading near Dilke, Saskatchewan. An agreement and visitation report are included in the Audio Transcript file.

Sound recording of an interview with Jean Kathleen Campbell (Henry) Garman (1905-1996) of Victoria, British Columbia conducted by Alexander M. Nicholson. Garman describes her family history; homesteading near Milden, Saskatchewan; education of herself and other family members; her teaching experiences; marriage and travelling experiences. Agreement included.

An audio interview with Harriet M. Purdy (born 1899) of Balcarres, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Purdy describes the journey of her father, Thomas Purdy, from Manitoba in 1882; homesteading in the Boggy Creek district; the building of Boggy Creek School; her father's work as an agent for Portland Cement in the early 1900s; her school experiences; and impressions of the Regina music festival.

An audio interview with John Brown Cameron (born 1909) of Regina, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Brown discusses the Hudson's Bay Trail running through the Condie area; homesteading near Condie; building a house and breaking land; the buildings of Condie in 1906; attending Boggy Creek School; and farming near Stenen in the early 1930s.

An audio interview with Henry Zinkhan (born 1895) of Regina, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Zinkhan discusses German immigration to Saskatchewan in the early 1880s; his father's work as a stone mason; homesteading near Yorkton and Pilot Butte; his work on road and airport construction; his education at the Agricultural College in Saskatoon; and farming in the Regina area.

An audio interview with Hill Bredin (born 1894) of Regina, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Bredin describes his family's experiences homesteading in the Tregarva district from 1883.

An audio interview with James N. Stilborn (born 1892) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Stilborn recalls experiences of his parents on their journey from Toronto to Saskatchewan in 1882 and homesteading in the Biggar and Lorlie areas. He describes his experiences at cattle shows and with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

An audio interview with Margaret Agnes Goldie Thair (born 1889) of Regina, Saskatchewan conducted by Caroline Froher. Visitation report and agreement are included. Thair recalls her family's experiences homesteading in the Tregarva and Condie districts from 1897 and her husband's involvement in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and United Farmers.

An oral history interview with David J. Giesbrecht of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan conducted for the Oral History Project, Homesteading in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s. Interviewed by Anna Thiessen on September 23, 1978 in Prince Albert. Visitation report and agreement are included. Giesbrecht recalls his experiences homesteading in the Big River area with comments about community life and co-operation, establishing their homestead, the school and church and hardships they endured.

An oral history interview with John Reimer of Hague, Saskatchewan and Mary Ann Reimer of Big River, Saskatchewan conducted for the Oral History Project, Homesteading in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s. Interviewed by Anna Thiessen on September 8, 1978 in Hague and August 4, 1978 in Prince Albert respectively. Visitation reports and agreements are included. Mary Ann Reimer recalls her experiences coming to Canada and homesteading in the Big River district from 1915. John Reimer recalls his experiences homesteading in the Big River area with comments about breaking the land, crops, saw mills and transportation.